Petracola gavinwhitei ECHEVARRÍA, VENEGAS, GARCÍA-AYACHI, GARCÍA-BRAVO & TORRES-CARVAJAL, 2026
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Petracola gavinwhitei
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| Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Not given |
| Synonym | Petracola gavinwhitei ECHEVARRÍA, VENEGAS, GARCÍA-AYACHI, GARCÍA-BRAVO & TORRES-CARVAJAL 2026: 262 |
| Distribution | NW Peru (Lambayeque and Cajamarca, elevation 3062 - 3574 m (Cordillera de Pagaibamba (More et al. 2022) Type locality: Campamento Pajonal (-6.153, -79.275), 3574 m, Ferreñafe Province Lambayeque department. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: CORBIDI 25790, adult male, collected by J. Odar on 27 June 2023. Paratypes (19) CORBIDI 4365 and 4367 adult males, CORBIDI 4364, 4366, 4368 adult females from Magmapampa (-6.044, -79.263), 3000 m, Cañaris District, Ferreñafe Province, Lambayeque Department, Peru, collected by P. J. Venegas on 20 May 2008. CORBIDI 25684, 25708, 25735–7, 25791 adult females, CORBIDI 25734, 25768 and 25789 adult males, CORBIDI 25685, 25696, 25706, 25729 juveniles, and CORBIDI 25687 subadult of undetermined sex collected with the holotype by P. J. Venegas, A. García-Ayachi, S. Bullard, E. Quispe, J. Odar, G. Chávez, and W. Aznaran between 28–30 June 2023 |
| Diagnosis | Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Echevarria et al. 2026: Fig. 1, Fig. 4G. |
| Etymology | The specific epithetgavinwhiteiis a noun in the genitive case and is a patronym for Gavin White, ayoung amphibian and reptile enthusiast that together with his family, support the herpetological research of the lastremnants of cloud forests in the Andes of northern Peru, through the nonprofit organization Rainforest Partnership,headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA. The montane ecosystems in northern Peru host several recently described andundescribed species of amphibian and reptiles severely threatened by human activities such as agriculture, cattleranching and mining. Gavin White’s family is sponsoring the name of this species as a first step to bring attentionto and to conserve a species that could otherwise disappear without being described. |
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